Elgin Baylor posted the most points by a player in a playoff game since his 3rd playoff, with 61 points in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Celtics.
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most points by a player in a playoff game since last 3 seasons| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Baylor | 61 | 4/14/1962 | @ | 48 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 47.8 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 56.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | D. Mitchell | 57 | 8/17/2020 | @ | 43 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 73.6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -11 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Butler III | 56 | 4/24/2023 | vs | 41 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 78.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +4 | ||
| 4 |  | C. Barkley | 56 | 5/4/1994 | @ | 41 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 80.1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 5 |  | M. Jordan | 56 | 4/29/1992 | @ | 43 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 73.8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 6 |  | W. Chamberlain | 56 | 3/22/1962 | vs | 48 | 35 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | D. Lillard | 55 | 6/1/2021 | @ | 52 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 96.8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +2 | ||
| 8 |  | A. Iverson | 55 | 4/20/2003 | vs | 47 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 74.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 55 | 4/27/1997 | vs | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 55 | 6/16/1993 | vs | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 61.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 11 | | M. Jordan | 55 | 5/1/1988 | vs | 44 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 45 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 57.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | | A. Iverson | 54 | 5/9/2001 | vs | 47 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 62.8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 13 | | M. Jordan | 54 | 5/31/1993 | vs | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 74.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 14 |  | J. Havlicek | 54 | 4/1/1973 | vs | 48 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | N. Jokić | 53 | 5/7/2023 | @ | 39 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 74.2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 16 |  | I. Thomas | 53 | 5/2/2017 | vs | 45 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 68.4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 17 |  | J. West | 53 | 4/23/1969 | vs | 46 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | A. Iverson | 52 | 5/16/2001 | vs | 43 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +30 | ||
| 19 |  | J. West | 52 | 4/5/1965 | vs | 5 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 55.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 20 |  | J. Tatum | 51 | 5/14/2023 | vs | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 74.6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | +33 | ||
| 21 | | D. Mitchell | 51 | 8/23/2020 | vs | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 73.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 22 |  | L. James | 51 | 5/31/2018 | @ | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 23 |  | R. Westbrook | 51 | 4/19/2017 | @ | 41 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 39.5 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 50.1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 24 |  | R. Allen | 51 | 4/30/2009 | @ | 59 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | ||
| 25 |  | S. Jones | 51 | 3/28/1967 | @ | 43 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 68.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
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